Photo by Mark Seliger
Anyone who's seen a Hold Steady show knows that excess moisture-- whether it be from sweat or spilled beer-- is part of the deal. So when frontman Craig Finn recently played a show in support of his forthcoming solo album Clear Heart Full Eyes (streaming now on NPR; out January 24 via Vagrant), he was a little thrown off afterward. "It wasn't physically taxing, my voice didn't hurt, and I was dry," he recalls. "I was like, 'Wow, did I just play a show?'"